Automatic screw-cutting lathe



E. BODMER AUTOMATIC SCREW CUTTING LATHE Dec. 11, 1951 2 SHEETS- SHEET l Filed April 8, 1946 mm m Tm/en/E Y Dec. l'l, 1951 E. BODMER AUTOMATIC SCREW CUTTING LATHE Filed, April s, 194e 2 srmETs-smm `2 Eph/87- BoafyE/e/ Patented Dec. 11,1951

AUTOMATIC SCREW-CUTTING LATHE Ernest Bodmer, Grand-Lancy-Geneve, Switzerland, assignor to Tarex S. A., Geneva, Switzerland, a corporation of Switzerland Application April 8, 1946, Serial No. 660,502 In Switzerland June 6, 1945 4 Claims. (Cl. lll- 105) v Automatic screw cutting lathes most appreciated at the present time are provided with a device for controlling the movement of the crossed slides of the tool holder having a lead screw, 'driven in rotation, cooperating with a nut sliding parallel to the axis of the lead screw and capable of reciprocation in a plane perpendicular to this axis. Cams produce at the beginning and end of the working stroke the engagement and disengagement respectively of the nut with the lead screw. The movements of the nut, parallel to the axis of the lead screw, control the movements of the longitudinal slide of the tool holder. These lathes have certain disadvantages due to the fact that the nut must be capable of carrying out movements in two planes perpendicular to one another on the vone hand, and on the other hand due to the fact that the disengagement of the nut from the lead screw at the end of the working stroke is produced by a cam. In fact in order to enable the nut to carry out movements in two planes perpendicular to one another, manufacturers have in general secured the nut to a sleeve mounted on a rod capable of sliding in its bearings. It will be obvious that such a mounting is diiiicult to realise as when a great precision of screw cutting is required, the clearances must be reduced to a minimum. Further the sleeve has in general a collar adjustable in longitudinal position. The collar is provided with a nose adapted to operate with the cams at the beginning and end of the Working stroke of the tool. But it is clear that the bearing length which the said nose can present to the cam which acts thereon is at the maximum equal to the pitch of the thread of the lead screw. VThe nose and the cam thus wear rapidly and the control of the release of the nut is liable to be effected a revolution too late. Consequently the tool is liable to bite'into the material and either to be 'the lead screw'and nut. l

'Finally the disengaging movement of the screw cannot be sudden as -it is actuated by a cam which must necessarily carry out a predetermined angle of rotation in order to effect this actuation. But this angle of rotation corresponds with an angle of rotation of the lead screw. Consequently the nut wears the threads of the lead screw along a spiral, or, when the nut is of a soft metal, it is the latter which wears prematurely. It is clear that this wear prevents any precision machining.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the lead screws and the nuts of known automatic screw cutting lathes wear relatively rapidly and particularly non-uniformly so that it is necessary to test them frequently.

For the purpose of eliminating some of the disadvantages referred to, some manufacturers have hinged the nut holder'directly on the longitudinal slide of the tool holder carriage. Such a construction, however, is not desirable as fit increases the weight of the tool holder carriage on the one hand and on the other hand this construction does not eliminate the disadvantages due to the actuation of the nut by two cams, one for the control of its disengagement, the othe for the control of its engagement.

Finally this control of the engagement and disengagement of the nut by means o f two cams does not allow of obtaining a certainvcontrolat high speeds of cutting which are allowed by tools of special steel actually used. In fact in order that the control of the engagement of the nut with the lead screw is eiected in a satisfactory manner, it is necessary for the nut holder sleeve and thus the entire longitudinal slide of the .tool holder to eii'ect its return stroke to the starting position in a period oftime in any case less than the period of time corresponding with a complete revolution of the cams. It is clear that the higher the speed of cutting, the higher the speed of rotation of the cams and further the shorter the lapse of time still admissible for the return 4of the carriage. In fact the speed of rotation of the cams may be less than that of the lead screw. However these two speeds must be synchronised and further the speed of the cams `cannot be much less than that of the lead screw if not the engagement and the disengagement of the shoe takes place over a very large angular movement of the lead screw, which' produces an exaggerated wear of the latter on the one hand and on the other hand the necessity of providing az. suflicient longitudinal dead strokefor enabling? the inward and outward movement of the tool." But the specialsteels actually used allow of cutting speeds Jsuch that it is no longer possible to guaranteea suiciently rapid return of the carriage and consequently. the .nut holder strikes against the lateral face of the actuating cam for the engagement of the nut with the lead screw.

Lathes provided with two lead screws, one for the control of the working stroke, the other for the control of the return stroke, do not enable losses of time to be avoided. In fact, although they' permit of machining at all desired speeds of cutting, the control of the return of the carriage into the normal position is always the cause of a considerable loss oi time.

The invention has for its subject an automatic screw cutting lathe which is provided-with a workpiece carrying spindle and a tool holder with crossed slides of which the longitudinal movements are controlled by a lead screw cooperating with a nut. This lathe is distinguished from lathes known up to the present time by the fact that it has a quick.A action relay set in operation at the end of each working stroke and producing the disengagement, of the nut atk a speed independent of the speed of rotation of the spindle.

' A form of construction of' an automatic screw cutting'lathe is shown diagrammatically and by Way of example in perspective view in the accompanying drawings Figs. l and 2 representing diierent embodiments ofthe invention.

'The lathev shown is provided with a spindle I. rotating in Ybearings 2 provided in a frame- Work 3 of the lathe. The spindle I is driven in rotation by amotor M and carries the part 4 to be machined. A back centre 5 holds the latter inposition at its free end.

The lathe `is provided with a tool holder carriage with crossed sides, of which the transverse slide 6 vis guided by guides provided in the Yframework 3 and carries the longitudinal slide l guided by guides, provided in the transverse slide 6. The longitudinal slide 'I is subjected to the action of ar return spring 8 tending to hold it in engagement with a rest stop 9 adjustable in position.

The longitudinal slide 'I is mission members to a lead screw or master Il). The latter is driven inrotation by the motor .M `and by means of an interchangeable gear vin a guide 20 provided in the framework of the lathe. A vfinger 2l, engaging with a groove 22, prevents anyvv angular movement of' the pusher; At, its free'end the pusher vcarriesa finger 23 engaging with a transverse groove 2d of the slide "Il The nut 25 slides i'n` a' seating 2B provided in'the framework. actuating iinger 21" engaging with a seating 28 controls the movem `ments of the nut producingits engagement with and itsl disengagement from the lead screw It. The finger 21 is mounted rigidly on a shaft 28 turning in bearings`V provided inthe framework vofftlie,` lathe. The shaft 29, also carries; a leve;`

3lof-fwhich the. free end cooperates withA a; cam 3|4 -producing. the engaging `movementsoi the rin-tfat each return of the carriage .to; the pof- `siti'on of rest. The cam 3I is secured toa shaft B2i driven in rotation byV the motor Mi and; by

connected by transmeans of gears I1, I5, I6, 33, 34 and a clutch 35, The disengagement of the nut, on the contrary, is produced by a quick action relay set in operation at the end of each working stroke of the tool. This relay is formed by a spring |39 mounted on a rod IGI sliding in seatings provided in the framework iand carrying a rack H32 and a pusher Iil3.

The rack H12 engages with a toothed sector |04 mounted rigidly on a shaft |95 and provided with an. arm IilE of which the end cooperates with a nger |01. The latter is mounted on a shaft |53 of which the angular movements are controlled, againstv the action of a return spring H39, by the movements of the longitudinal slide l.

A second toothed sector IIG, secured to the shaft |05, engages with a toothed sector III secured to the shaft 29 and thus connects the rod IUI mechanically to the nger 2i which controls the movements of the nut.

The pusher |03 is connected by a train of transmission members: Y

1. To a crank pin 60 for controlling the ad# vanoe of the tool in depth between each pass, l

2. To an oscillating nger 6I engaging with a groove 52 of the rule 4I and controlling the movements of this and thus the withdrawal of and engagement of the tool with the work.- piece which is being machined at the end and beginning of each out.

The engaging and disengaging movements of the driving and driven parts of the clutch 35 are controlled manually. For this purpose one of the parts of the-clutch 35 is connected by means of transmission members to an operating member L. The latter is also connected, by a train of transmission members comprising a shaft Il2 rigid with handle L and gear H3 meshing with gear H4 on shaft H5, to a sleeve 35 xed to shaft H5 carrying toothed sector 31 engaging with a rack 38 sliding in a guide 39 provided in the transverse slide 5. The end 40 of this rack cooperates with the lateral face ofY a rule 4l sliding in a guide l2 of the slide 6. The guide 42 is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the guide 39 and a spring 43 tends to hold the lateral face of the rule in contact'v with the end 40 of the rack. The operation of theY member L thus produces simultaneously:V

1. The engagement of the driven and driving parts of the clutch 35,

2. The setting in the transverse position at the start of operation of the tool holder carriage by the movement of the transverse slide G against the action of its return spring 43 which tends to hold it in the position of rest, that is to say in engagement with arest stop 44 adjustable in position..

The. sleeve.` 36 also carries a nose 45. cooperating with two levers 45,451 for thepurpose of maintaining theA transverse slide in the operating position against the action of the return spring 43. These levers thus form with the nose 45 two bolts of which the opening of one is controlled at the end of each cut, whilst the opening of the other is controlled' at the e'nd of machining a screw thread.

YThe levers 46, 41 are pivoted on one of the arms of a lever 48 itself pivoted on a stationary shaft 4E.: 'The other arm of this lever 48 carries `a; roller 5D' cooperating withv a rotary' cam 5I mounted on a shaft 52 turning in bearings (not shown) provided in the framework of the lathe. The shaft 52V also carries, fixed rigidly thereto,

'a ratchet wheel 53 and feed pawl 55 cooperates with the ratchet wheel 453 for the purpose of` producing, between each cut, an angular movement of the rotary cam 2|, and by means of the lever 41 a movement, in the direction of the part to be machined, of the transa toothed wheel 54. A

verse slide 5 of the tool holder carriage. The feed pawl 55 is hinged on a lever 51 pivoted loosely on the shaft 52 and is subjected to the action of a spring 56 tending to hold it in en- -gagement with the teeth of the wheel 53. The lever 51 is connected by a rod 58 to the crank for controlling the advance in depth of the tool. This is formed by a disc 59 cooperating with a crank pin 60 adjustable in radial position. As indicated above the disc 59 is connected mechanically by a train of transmission members to the rod |0| subjected to the action of a spring |00.

A retaining pawl 63, secured to a shaft 64 rotating in bearings provided in the framework of the lathe, cooperates, under the action ofA a return spring 65, with the ratchet wheel 53. The 'pawl 63 is adapted to hold the ratchet wheel 53 in an angular position during the return stroke of the feed pawl 55. retaining pawl is produced at the end of machining by the return of the transverse slide to the rest position. For this purpose the slide 6 carries a control ramp cooperating with a finger 11 secured to the shaft 54. One of the levers 45 `is disengaged from'the nose 45 at the end of each return stroke, tothe rest position, of the longitudinal slide, that is to say after each cut, by means of a pusher 56. The latter is connected mechanically to a linger 51 guided in a bore provided in the transverse slide 6 and cooperating, under the action of a spring 68, with a ramp S9 secured to the longitudinal slide 1.

The second lever 41 is disengaged from the nose 45 at the end of the stroke of the transverse slide 6, that is to say during the last advance in depth of this slide. For this purpose this lever is actuated by a pusher 10 actuated by a rack 1| subjected to the action of a return spring 12. The rack is actuated, against the action of its spring, by the toothed wheel 54 which is in engagement with a pinion 13 itself in engagement with the rack 1|. The position of rest or starting of the rack is secured by a stop 14 adjustable in position by means of the screw 15. rack is connected by a gear to the rotary cam 5| the stop 14 also Xes the angular starting position of the said cam.

When the roller 50 reaches the summit of the cam 5|, the rack 1| produces the disengagement of the lever 41 from the nose 45 by means of a train of transmission members.

The longitudinal slide 1 is provided of sufcient length to allow of securing a number of tool holders 18 on its upper face. Each of the tool holders is provided to receive a tool 19 adapted for cutting a screw thread.

The operation of the automatic screw cuttin lathe, as will be seen from the foregoing, is similar to that of known lathes of this type.

` When the lathe is at rest, the lever |06 is disengaged from the finger |01, the clutch is in the disengaged position, the transverse and longitudinal slides rest against their respective stops 9 and 44. 14, the lever 45 is disengagedas also the lever 41, nally the end 40 of thek pusher 38 is seated in a recess 80 of the rule 4 I. y v The motor M being under voltage, the setting in operation of the lathe is obtained by the op- The disengagement of this As the f The rack 1| is also against its stopv A, being machined. l v

eration of the manual member L in a clockwise direction for bringing it up to the position show in the drawing.

This operation produces:

1. The engagement of the driving and driven parts of the clutch 35,

2. The actuation of the transverse slide 6 from its position of rest against the action of its return spring, up to its advanced position for which the tool is not yet in engagement with the part 4,

3. The engagement of the lever 41 with the nose 45 under the action of a spring.

This rest position of the transverse slide is defined by the position of the stop 14 in a slot of rack 1|. The engagement of this stop with the inner end of the slot denes the angular starting position of the rotary cam 5|.

During this movement of the slide B, the ramp 16 has, in fact, left the finger 11 so that the retaining pawl comes into engagement with the ratchet wheel under the action of the return spring 55.

When the clutch 35 is in the engaged position the shaft 32 sets in rotation the cam 3| which produces an angular movement of the arm 30, of which the end rests on its profile. This angular movement of the arm 33 produces:

l. The translation of the iinger 21 and the engagement of the nut 25 with the threads of the lead.screw l0,

2. By means of the toothed sectors ||0, |04 and the rack |02, the movement, towards the right of the drawing, of the rod |0| and the compression of the spring |00,

3. The angular movement of the arm |05 up to the position shown in the drawing, for which the finger |01, cooperating with the end ofthe said arm prevents any movement of the rod lill under the action of the spring |00,

4. By means of the pusher |03, the oscillation of the iinger 6| and the movement of the rule towards the left of the drawing up to the posi- '.ion shown. For this position of the rule the and 45 of the rack 38 has left the recess 85 and has produced a transverse feed of the slide 6 bringing the point of the tool ilush with the surface of the part to be machined,

5. By means of the pusher |03, the rotation in a clockwise direction of the actuating crank pin for the feed in depth. This angular movement of the crank pin 6e produces the swinging, in

a counterclockwise direction, of the lever 51 and v 'the actuation in the same direction of the ratchet ywheel 53 by means of the feed pawl 55.

and produces the feed in depth oi the tool and the engagement of same with the part which is As the lead screw is rotating and the nut engaged, the former is subjected to an axial movement towards the right of the drawing. During its movement it so drives the slide 1 that as the part 4 is being driven in rotation by the motor M, the tool 19 cuts a thread.

.At the end ofthe working stroke a stop 8| ac- .tuates a pusher 52 against the action of the .spring |09 and produces the disengagement of the bolt |01, |03 which holds the relay in the .set position (position shown). Pusher 82 is rigid aszvsgeai with a'rod" i i7 urged: by spring H39 ltoward pusher 82' and connected. to" an arm IIS rigid-with shaft |08.

From now on the relay, formed by the spring F; is set in action and produces:

1. The sudden and rapid return of thel nut,

2l The movement tothe right of the' drawing of the rule i until the recess 89 is opposite the end 4l! of the rack 33. At this moment the spring `M'vproduces the recoil of the slide 6 as also the disengagement or the tool from spring' da and produces the disengagement of the lever 4S from thev nose l5 (position shown in the drawing).

As the shaft 32 continues its rotation thecam 3 l` again actuates the lever 39 and the san-1e cycle of movement is eliected a second time.

However in order to prevent the cam 3l from actuating the lever 3i) at the moment of opening the bolt Iii?, HB6 which would prevent the withdrawal of the nut, an interlocking device is provided. This device prevents the action oi the lever 3Q by the cam 3| as long as the bolt S3; 84 is in the position shown in the drawing, that is to say in the closed position. This device is formed by a bolt 53, 84 held in the closed posi tion (position shown) by a spring (not shown). The part 83 of the bolt, carried by a lever B8 and pivoted at 85, is actuated, against the action of the return spring, at the end of the return stroke of the longitudinal slide. For this purpose the pusher i9 carries a driving iinger 8S adapted to cooperate with a pin 8l secured tothe lever 88. The second part d of the bolt is formed by an arm secured to a sleeve 9@ mounted loose on the shaft 255. This sleeve carries a second arm 9! carrying a pin 92 adapted to cooperate 45 with a ramp S3 secured to the cam 3l. The cam 3l by cooperating with the lever 3Q produces the resetting of thev bolt S3, 34. The cam 3l slides on the shaft 32 and a spring 89- tends to hold it out of the range of the lever Sii so that it cannot produce the oscillation of the latter as long as the bolt Ilif, itl is in the position shown.

When the bolt 83, 8d is open, the arm el oscillates and the pin S2 cooperating with the ramp 93 moves the cam 3l, against the action: of its spring 8S, through an amount sumcient to cause it to cooperate with the lever 35i. Thus it is only when the longitudinal slide is in the position of starting the machining that the cam 3l can. produce:` 1. The engagement of the nut with the lead screw, 2. The resetting of the relay Jformed by'th spring ist,

n 3. The feed in depth of the tool, the ratchet wheel 53,

4. The setting in the operative position of the tool by actuating the rule el.

Thus the security in operation is complete and no error in control can occur irrespective of the speed of rotation of the spindle.

vThe tool, `duringA each WorkingY stroke, always cuts' the thread deeper into the parte. Finally during the last feed in depth controlled bythe rotary cam l, the rack Tl, actuated by the shaft 52, acts, by means of the train ofv trans'- by actuating inissionmembers, on the lever 4l' and produces afsuiicient movement of the latter in order to bring it out of engagement with the nose 45. After carrying out the last Iworking stroke, when the slide l returns to the starting position, the ramp 69 actuates the pusher 61 which produces the disengagement of the lever from the nose 45, as above described. But as the lever [i1 is now also out of range of the nose 45, the transverse slide Gi is entirely released and returns', under thev action of its springs t3, into the positiorr of rest dened by the stop M. During this movement, the ramp 16 actuates the finger l1 which produces the disengagement of the retaining pawl 63.v The latter drives, during its movement, the feed pawl by means of a nose 99'; The ratchet wheel 53 is thus released completely and returns, under the action of the spring 12, to its rest position defined by the stop l.

Thev return of the` slide 5 also produces the actuationv of the pusher 82 against the action of thefspring. 09' in such a manner as to hold the two parts of the bol't Ii, lill in thedisengaged position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the longitudinal slide must necessarily effect the same movements as the lead screw, which ensures the precision of the pitch of screwing on the' part 4, clearance being capable of being' reduced easily to av minimum and on the other hand as the` thrusts always act in the same direction, these clearances are practically eliminated. Further the disengagement of the nut is controlled by a quick action relay set in operation by the movements of the longitudinal slide in such a manner that this disengagement is always controlled With precision. at desired moments o'n the one hand, and is effected on the other hand by a sudden and rapid movement of the nut 25 under the action of the relay, Iwhereby there is avoided as far as possible wear of the nut and local wear of the lead screw.

Finally as the tool holder carriage is provided with a lower transverse slide carrying an upper longitudinal slide, the lathe has various other important technical' advantages.

In'the rst instance, the length of the slide adapted to receive the tool holder is no longer limited except by the dimensions of the lathe, that is to say by the distance separating the spindle from the back center. It is thus possible to secure a number of tool holders corresponding with the number of the various screw threads of the same pitch to be produced on the part to be machined'.

Further the entire device for controlling the movements of the crossed slides of the tool holder carriage may be secured on the framework of the lathe in such a manner that the carriage is relieved ofv the whole of the weight of these latter. This results in greater stability of this movablepart' and thus a greater precision in machining. The inertia of the parts in. move ment being. less, the wear of the lathe is reduced correspondingly.

As the upper slide effects a longitudinal move;- ment, the construction of the tool holder is simpliied-as the dimensions of the latter must only be suchv asto allow of.` the securing ci the tool holders;and1no longer for' receiving the transverse slide as in known lathes. In a construction such as' described, thetools are thus much more stable,` the guiding of the parts which '9T carrythem may be so dimensioned as to avoid an'yexaggerated wear. i

Another advantage of the lathe described consists in the fact that the cam for feedin depth may be formed by a universal cam, which avoids the manufacture of a special cam for each part to be screw threaded. These cams are in fact very expensive and the machining of their ramp must be very precise and respond to Very strict conditions. By reason of the stop 14, adjustable in position enabling the position of rest of the rack and thus theangular starting position of the cam 5| to be xed on the one hand, and of the adjusting screw enabling the position of the rack 1| to be fixed and thus the iixing of the angular position of the cam 5| for which the bolt 41, 45 is disengaged for the purpose of releasing the rack 38 and the return to the position of rest of the transverse slide 1, on the other hand, it is possible to select the sector of the prole of the cam 5| to be used in each precise case in a manner to obtain the desired decreasing feed of the tools.

Finally as the transverse slide returns to the position of rest against its stop 44 it produces automatically the return to the starting position of the cam 5| by the simultaneous disengagement of the pawls 63 and 55 from the ratchet wheel; which disengagement is produced by the ramp 16 acting on the nger 11.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 2 the screw cutting lathe has a device for controlling the movements of the slides of the tool holder carriage which corresponds in every respect with that described with reference to Fig. 1, except as regards the automatic stopping device. In Fig. 2 the members corresponding with those in Fig. l are indicated by the same reference numerals. The return of the longitudinal slide after each working stroke is controlled in exactly the same manner as in the form of construction according to Fig. 1; the same appli-es as concerns the feed in depth of the transverse slide after each cut. It is however to be observed that the nose 45 cooperates with the single lever 41. The disengagement oi this lever from the nose 45 instead of being effected progressively under the action of successive movements of the rack 1|, is produced by the placing under voltage of an electro-magnetic relay |25. The feed circuit of the winding H5 of this relay is controlled'by a suddenly closing switch ||1 of which the closing is produced by the movements of the rack 1|.

This second form of construction has some advantages relatively to that of Fig. 1. In fact during the last cuts the feed of the tool in depth must be very small or even zero if it is desired to obtain a clean thread. It thus follows that the movements of the rack are small and in the case of Fig. l, the lever 41 is only slightly engaged under the nose 45. The nose and the end of the lever 41 are deformed rapidly so that it is necessary tc provide a ramp on the end of the lever 45 to allow of its engagement. It will be clear that such a ramp renders any precision illusory.

As will be seen readily, in the construction according to Fig. 2, the lever 41 always remains fully engaged with the nose 45, the relay producing its sudden disengagement after the last cut, during the last return of the longitudinal slide to the rest position. It will be seen that even when the last portion of the prolile of the cam 5| is circular, in such a manner as to obtain the desired precision and neatness of the screw thread, as the movement of the rack is independent of the profiieiof the 'cam 5|, the suddenleios-z ing of the switch ||1 and thus the setting under;-

voltage of the relay, |25 are always ensured with precision.

It will be understood that the relay |25 may be formed in a modiiied form of construction by another sudden action relay such as a spring heldbolt, a pneumatic or hydrauin a set position by a lic relay.

Two forms of construction'fof an automaticl larly the device for controlling the engagement' of the nut may be formed by an electromagnet placed under voltage by a contact actuated by the movements of the longitudinal slide.

'I'he nut may also be mounted on a shaft and carry out an oscillating movement in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spindle.

Finally the lead screw, as in known lathes, may be mounted on a rotary shalt and the nut may be mounted on an oscillating and sliding sleeve.

I claim:

1. In an automatic screw cutting lathe, the combination comprising a frame, a slide mounted on said frame for mevement transversely thereof and urged away from the work, a second slide mounted on said iirst slide for movement longitudinally of said frame, a lead screw rotatably and axially movable on said frame and connected to said longitudinal slide, a lead nut engagealole with said screw and guided by the frame for movement in a plane perpendicular to the screw axis, a motor for rotating said screw, operable means moving said nut to screw engaging position, means driven by said motor and operating said rst means at the beginning of the Working stroke of said longitudinal slide. yieldable means connected to said first means and stressed by the operation thereof moving said nut to screw engaging position, means engageable with said yieioable means and urged to a position holding same in stressed condition, means actuated by said longitudinal slide at the end of its working stroke to release said holding means irom said yieldable means to enable same to retract said nut from said screw, operable means feeding the transverse slide toward the work and including a nose for said transverse slide, means reacting against said nose and connected to said yieldable means and moving said transverse slide toward the work upon the stressing or' said yieldable means at the beginning of the working stroke of the longitudinal slide.

2. The combination of claim 1 and also comprising means holding said nose during the operation of said means reacting against said nose. said nose holding means being releasable from said nose by said longitudinal slide upon coinpletion of its return stroke.

3. The combination of claim 2 and said transverse slide moving means moving said nose through a distance successively increasing with each working stroke of said longitudinal slide.

4. The combination of claim 3 and also comprising means operated by said transverse slide upon release of said nose holding means from said nose and returning said means moving said nose l' through a distance successively increasing to ini tlalpo'stion.

- ERNEST BODMER.

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